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PROVINCI A L JOURNALS. (From rie Afaidstime,loarnal, Sept. 8.) A meeting was beh4 on Friday last at the Town Uhl!, convened for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Committee appointed to take into con,i •eration the improvements necessary to he 'wade in he to4rn, for the better preservation of the he -Wit and welfare of the inhabitants, and the pohlic in general. The meeting was nit ierotisty "rid ic=pectahly attended, and the Earl of Rom to.v hoit , tired it with his pl vsenee. • The Mayor IJohn Day, ) was called .o the Chair, and lie opened the business by observing,, that the Committee appointed at the last meeting had met, and were decidedly of opinion , hat it was neces sary to apply to l'arliament, but that in order that the iniribit ants night I ,, rm their opinion ration the sohject. he had eonvent.d t ho meet i ng for the purpose of laying before theca the Report, and it wa-s for them to say et !tether the objects contained therein should be carried into effect or 110 t. The Report was then read, and am(ingt the imptoventents, &c. suggested were the following, viz. :—That common sewers he laid in such sdeets as have not already got them ; that a ltizhtly Nshatrh he established, nod kept up throughout the year ; that the North side of King-street he taken down aod rut thiough as far as the 'Dare Tuns, so a to make the road suffi ciently commodious to the public; that the house at the bottom of the High street, now occupied by Alr, Jarvis, and the house next to it, be taken down, for the purpose of making a better en trance into the tort n ; that h e t o wn he b e t te r , lighted, tool that' the ComnOssiouers have the p o w er t o li g ht it with gas ; that the spring head, from which the conduit is supplied, hr en lar g ed, and pipes made to convey the water to those parts of the town that ate not now supplied \vitt' it, and that the waste water be conveyed into the houses of such individuals as may c hoo se to p a y for it ; that the horse-wash, situated at the bot tont of Earl street, he laid dry, and a common town wharf be made e there o as also another wharf at the South side of the meadow where the (wick sand now is, for the shipping and unshippiug of goods; and that a toll of 1(1. per chaldrou on coals, and that the like toll upon every ton of all other articles, be paid at these said wharfs. The above were the principal clauses meant to be introduced in. the Bill to Parliament, and to carry the same into effect it was stated, that the suns of 6,5001. would be required, and that a rate of 81. in the poitad, ir. addition to what was now paid, would he sollicient to pay the interest of that sum. Upon the above Report being read and not to the meeting a long dileussioo took place, but we are happy to say that the whole propositions were unannuonsly agreed to with the exception of only our dissenting voice. Mr. Atkins now rose to propose, that alelause be iotrodoced into the Bill, to enable the CoMmissioners to purchase of the It;arl of Romney the Cow-vard, and, the way through it, for the purpose iii making a high way for the use of the public, provided his shin would agree to sell it. he Noble Earl rose, and said that he hail no idea of such a subject Leine brought forward, bat that if it would tend at all to promote the interest of the town he as °old to=me to port with it. Several Geode:nett e,iding in Stone-street now rose, and stated, that this object would he vet} , dettimental to their in terests, as by improving that place it would divert neatly all the traffic from their street, and they %visited that this subject iniobt not be then press ed, hut another day appointed to coosider ; its which proposition they were joined by the Noble Earl, who thought it hot fair that the in habitants residing in that street should have an opportunity of expressing their sentit»ents there on. In consequence of which it was ago•ced that the meeting should he adjourised till yesterday, for the purpose of (moiler considering the sub ject. The meeting accordingly took place yes terday, and was far more numermisly attended than the former one, anti alter a long debate be tween the different patties, it was suggested, that if the Earl of Romney would grant a lease of the Cow-yard to the Commissioners it would answer every purpose ; this the Noble Esrl agreed to, and said he was very happy to fall in with their views, and that the business sects thus amicably stub:tit° the satisfaction of all parties.. A clause was now proposrd to he introduced into the Bill to Par— liament for this purpose,, and that no alteration should he made in that roadway till Gabriel's Hill and Stone•street had been improved. Atter the business had been gone' through the Mayor pro posed that the thanks of the meeting be given to. the Earl of Romney for his attendance, and for his ready acquiescence to the wishes of the ipha bitaots, which seas carried by acclatnation; the Noble Lord, in returning ,hanky for the hoe your ohmic hitn, said, that he should be happy set eft times to coins forward to promote the welfare • and - pi asperity of the town, and concluded by pro posing a vote of thanks to the Mayor, in doing . which, he passed a , high eitlogium on the late, Doctor - Day, and hoped that, the sou would. tready in the steps of his late revered and much respect eel father. The Mayor returned thanks, and said that Inc had the interest and improvement of the towu so muciaat heart, that he had done all.loe could to briag torward the present subject during Ilk is 4VO ' riii(V, and deo as he ever had done every thing he could for the good of the town, so should Ire continue to do so. A .tit.h4etiption was tlß!it • entered into to raise the solo of money necessary to hegio this useful toidertakno i to Whilst ere would carefully decline every thing like a mere fulsome isioneaniog compliment, we would at the same tii'ee avoid falling into any thing like apathy or want of sensibility, when sp,aking of the conduct so conspicuously mani fested !. - of Earl Ef.otoney, in his attendance at the Court-hall, during due discussion upon the best ' means of improving the town at large; and it must afford peculiar gratification to every discerning, mind to learn, that his Lordship not only en tered most cheerfully and readily into the general scheme of impartial and useful improvement, but that his unostentatious uthaoity of deportment has ohtained the esteem and gratitude of every considerate inhabititht throughout the town, His testimony to the valuable character of the late hiotrottol Doctor Day will be long remember ed, both for its fidelity as well as for the feeling .tuaueer in which it was delivered, tAs'fi' IIiDIA INTELLIGENCE. (From The Asiatic Mirror.) CALCUTTA, APRIL 15.—Accounts from Hyder abad of the 26th March state, that Bajee ltao (late his flightless the Peishwa) had quitted the line between Khair and Nandair, turned to the Northward, and gone in the direction of Bert r. His Excellency. the Governor-General remained on the 4th of April at the head-quartets at Mude neah, enjoying the amusement 01 tiger-hunting. The ravages of the cholera nor bus, it appeals, have increastd, rat her than abated, among the native population of Calcutta. The causes of this dis order, and the mode of treatment proper for its relief, have become subjects of discussion in the Calcutta J ournals. The practice of wearing flannel is generally considered by the medical practi tioners to be a preservative against this prevailing disorder. The new church of St. Andrew, in tended as a place of devotion for the members of the Kirk of Scotland, is now finished, and ready for Divine Service.—Sir David ochterlony has heen invested by the Governor-General, as t he Kepresentatiye of the Prince Regent, with the insignia of the Order of the Bath, accompanied by a warm eulogium on his long and met itorio us services. EXTRACTS FROM A PRIvATE LETTER, DATED NAG- PORE, MARCH 26. You mast have heard of Sir Thomas 1-13l0p's battle with klolkar's troops, and of the Treaty that followed ; that family is now in complete subjeetioo, and tt body of nor troops have been left in his territory: Sir David Ochterlony's di vision of the army is expected to remain Out for a long period, 'fur the purpose of completely set- . ding that part of India. Alas ! the Jagpore:and RajOoot states. The famous Meer Khan has accepted the terms offered him, and the above di vision of the army ale collecting his gums, hot which his refractory troops are unwilling to sur render. The Jagpore Rajah does not at present possess any considerable force, but it is reported that be Means to atrack us next year. The I'eishwa has as yet managed to escape from all our detach ments. Parties of the Madras and Bombay armies are in pursuit of theta, and accounts have been received that Brigadier-General Smith came tipoo him by surprise, killed a number of his followers, and among the rest his famous Commander Gokla fell. The Peishwa tool; to his heels the moment our troops appeared ; panthers of his petty Chiefs have deserted him, and come over t o us. Theconotry immediately north awl smith of the river Net bruidali is to he ceded to the Company. The Madras army is to relieve out subsidiary force a t Nagpore, which is destined for the ceded dis tricts, and to be designated the Army of the Ner huddah. They are employed in besieging home torts to the south of the Nerhuddah ; and Gen. Marshall, with a large force, is employed on the work to the north. As to the Pindarries, poor devils ! they are completely disheartened ; indeed, most of the head Chiefs have been exterminated. New. regiments ere pretty certain, although they cannot he filially raised without permission front home.. Dispatches are on their way, stating that mote regiments are absolutely necessary for the safely of the country; and in anticipation of the Court of Directors complying, orders have been issued for the, levying of 4000 infantry and 1000 cavalry immediately, so that by the time the Coma's orders arrive, these troops will be tit for held service. ithitcn 31.—Since writing the foregoing we have received sonic news, which is as follows : The Resident at Nagpore having conceived Ntrong suspicions of the meditated flight of the Rajah to the l'eishwa, intercepted tile correspondence, from which lie obtained the most convincing proofs of his tteachety. Repeated messages were sent to the Rajkth to invite hint to an interview at the Re sidency, but to no purpose ; when the Resident sent thtee companies to the palace, to force him out ; he was at last seized in the midst of his wo men, an d i s now on his way to Allal:abad, es corted by a b,ttalion and some horse artillery, front whence it is supposed he will be dispatched to Calcutta, Vizier Aily's old quarters in the fort. It appears from the in , ereepted correspondence, that the rascal, while publicly sending people to deliver up his torts to us, had sent secret encou ragement to his Killadars to hold out as long as possible. A friend to the British Goverumenr, and a favourite of the Resident's, had been placed on the lilusnud. Sir D. Ochterlony reached this yesterday, on hisTeturn from the Marquis's camp. • Aral L 1 I .—Accounts have this day arrived, Ati !it:stowing the approach of the Peishwa, with an immense force, to Nkigpore. He hail reached Jaulnak, and was expected to he in the neigh bourhood of Nagpore on the '23d or 24th of last month. If he escapes our detachment this time, • I (ear he will create a great deal of trouble and annoyance for some time to some It is reported that the seizure of the Nagpore Rajah has caused the greatest alarm to the southward, and that an attempt will he made to rescue him while on his journey to Allahabad. HOUSE-1114EAKING.-About three o'clock yes terday morning, a gang of thieves broke into the dwelling-house of Mr. David Frederick Holland, of : Fort-place, Bermondsey, by forcing open the front window shutters, and effecting an entrance through till window. They sole a silver tea pot, and the whole of a valuable tea-service, Also the whole of the linen and wearing apparel of Mr. and Mrs. Holland and the children. DALLING lIIGHWAY ROBBERY.—On Tuesdac evening, soon after dusk, as Mr. Sloper, of Ea:z Dittoo, was returning home from Enfield Races, in a chaise cart, accompanied by his wile and sister, in the bye road leading trout the south end of Tottenham to the lower road leading to Isling ton Church, he was stopped by three villains, who struck him, and robbed him of 71. and 1,1 , watch. Not content with this booty, the thieves took Mrs. Sloper's watch, and a ring front her finger; and after mangling the harness, cutting the traces, &c. they made off across the fields in the direction Of Hornsey Wood. Last week tit...! fuize ou Sutton Walks, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, caught fire, from some turf left burning, and about 100 acres were consorted. Nearly a tumbril lo a d o f rabbits, hares, and por uridges, %rut: coliectcd attcr►rurds, scorched te> S OLD BA ILI'S, Seii. 6: A. DEAF AND DUMB PRISONER. Fitzgerald John Fitzgercild was the first prisoner put to tha bar, chat ged with having on the 25th of May last assaulted George Davis on the King's highway, and taken from him a watch, value 4/. and two seals, value 21. The prisoner was a decent-look ing young man, '25 yews ot age, deaf and dumb ; an interpreter attended to explain to him the pro.• secutor's testimony, and also to interpret to the Court the prisoner's defence. The prosecutor stated, that on the night men tioned in the indictment, he was going El o qng George-street, Bloomsbury, between twelve and one o'clock, when he observed some women quarrelling ; he paused to listen to them, and ob served three men runulog towards him ; otie of them, the .prisoner, came up and knocked off the witness's hat, whilst one of the others forced his watch out of his fob, and ran off. Witness seized the prisoner, and called the watch; by whom lie was secured and taken to the watch hoh,e. This testimony was corrobora.ed by two watch men who came up on hearing the prosecutor call (or help, and took him into custody. The prisoner, by signs, denied the charge ; he stated by signs, that on the night in question, lie was going along George -street, a woman had hold of his arm ; he saw three men as described by the prosecutor ; he supposed the watch might he but he did not licat• it as he is deaf as w ell as dumb ; the first knowledge he had of the trans action vi.as the 'watchman corning up and seizing him. Verdict—Guilty (!f stealing from the person BURGLARY. James Hi:4ring and 31;tchell were in dicted for a hurglaty in the house of Mr. Dawson, in the nins!i of St. George, Blooutshoiv ; and Sarah Michell, "Ina flig4ins, and Edward Mitchell, for r.ceiving the stolen property, well knowing it to he stolen. Mary Taylor, servant to Mr. Dawson, stated, that she was the last person who went to bed on the 21st of July last. About three o'clock on the mornin, of the 22d, :she was called up by the watchman. and on coming down stairs discovered that a hole had been cot in the kitchen shutter large enough to admit a prison's hand to unfasten Hi e ; that stone person had been in the house, and the drawers and closets opened, and carious articles of wearing; apparel and plate bad been taken away ; the link in the window-shutter had been stopped up with a table-cloth, to pre vent any light being seen in the streeL Richard Lillywhite, a watchman, stated, that as be was going his rouuds about 20 minutes be fore three, be discovered a liquor stand and a pair of pantaloons lying on the ground ; he took them up, and on examining them found a letter ,ad dressed to Mr. Dawson. This cansed hint to go to Mr. Dawson's, and alarm the family. James Stni(b, watch-house-keeper of St. Pan cras, stated, that !lesion( the two prisoners, James Higgins and William 111i'ehell, in Skinner-street, Somers Town, abo s ut five o'clock in the morning of July '22 ; they had each a bundle under their arm, sii i c h , on examination; was found to contain s-Arions articles of plate and wearing apparel, some skeleton keys, and a chisel; the place where he met them was about a quarter of a mile frow Mr. Dawson's house. Mr. DAwson identified the several articles found in the possession of the two prisoners as being his property, and ay being worth 141. The eviJtence to establish the charge or receiv. ink; %Against the other three prisonels.foiling, they were, under the direction of the Learned Judge, Mr. instire BURROUGH, acquitted. Tile other t%vo prisoners nude no defence, and were found Guilty. FORGING A FR INK. Lawrence Hynes Halloran, alias W. C. Gregory, alias Holland, was next placed at'the bar, charged with writing and sending a letter by post, the superset intim) of which was forged, in the name of Sir William Garrow, Knight, Member of Par liament, for the purpose and with the intent of avoiding payment of the duty of postage, knowing the saute to he forged. The prisoner is a man of most respectable ap pearance and demeanour, and a clergyman ; he was dressed in black, and wore powder, and is between 50 and 60 years of age ; Oil entering the Court he bowed Ii st to the bench, and then io all around. On the question of guilty or not guilty being put by the clerk, he addressed the Court as follows : " Lord, owing to the long period of my confinement on this charge,upwaids (420 months, the death during that period of the only witness ‘vho could have substantiated my innocence, the exhaustion of my pecuniary resources, and. my consequent inability to employ counsel, or have the advantage of professional advice, I have ho alternative left me but to plead guilty to the of fence with which 1 am charged." Mr. Baron GRAHAM advised the prisoner to consider well the effects of this plea before he persisted in it. Prisoner.—'' My Lord, 'have no alternative; I stand here unarmed and defenceless 'againut a phalanx of powerful opponents arrayed against me, and detetmined to persecute. It would be a waste of your Lordship's time to plead not guilty. I must persist in my plea." Mr. Baron GRAHAM observed, if the prisoner persisted in his plea of guilty, it must he taken that lie was satisfied with ti,e justice of the charge, Ihe only object which the Court could have was to bring truth to light. Ile might plead not guilty if i.e chose, and thus promote inquiry ; but lie ought not to plead guilty, and whilst doing- so impute vindictive motives to those vi.ho piosecuted. 11i. plea of guilty must be taken as all acknowledgment of the truth of the charge. A Solicitor who was in_Contt said he had some knowledge of the prisoner, and would, with his Lordship's permission,' advise him.. The Court desired he would do so, and he went to the pri soner for that purpose. The prisoner, lioit ever, refused ,his proffered •erviee, and observed, " . 1 - ha - ve (itchier! to plead ilis plea Was then taken, and he bowed to the Conrr and refired. Edward Keta:r was tbca put to the bar, on a btrr AO' peharge of having, on the bight ot ti ligust last, burglarionsly entered the house of Fenwick Buttner, in the Strand, and stoleli I silver tea-pot and other articles of plate , /4 ' f d The hai already seen fully detailed Witi); public in the police reports ot the daY• were, shortly, as followi :—On the morning tei rnestion, between 1 kid 2 o'clock, Mr. ” 1111" , 5 eturned hOme, acconifianied by his son, an d , is his ctiiintis, let himself in with his private 6 e , the servant having guise to bed at 11. tVbenlll etitered the parlour they perbeiied snin i e one 118 4 been beforehand wi!li them ; the furniture 01 1-i contusion., and the piste fromthe sideboard 14 gone. Mr. Buttner, jun. soon after saw a r , the shop which communicates• with the 10, 1 ,t 1° , 11 e i and gave the alarm to his father, who re treat to the back part of the house and cried ttiurger',i The servant in the mean time; alartiied by o ci noise, came down stairs, tend opening the Sire ( 1 door admitted a neighbour and the pfitrole 11 .% watchman ; they proceeded to examine the) b t:;l and parlour, and whilit doing this tlio , a toll rt h stranger added to their number, 1 1 ol lie 4 the prisoner. They iminediately questioned IlLeii as to who he was and where be came from. P io said he entered the house at the same time : 0 1 watchman and patrole did, having heard the cr) if murder, and coming to give his assistance't, wanting. Several suspicious circumstanc e ", tending his account however; he was dentin' and nest day committed for trial. ti fiord Buliner, his son, the pattole, a satc and the neighbour who enur ed with the '?l' lc c j nian, all swore to their belief that the p riial)f did not enter the house with the:. oft / The ptisoner, on his part, called several pers of to speak to his character, and also a wo ul3l A ' ir, the to , ln with whom lie was talking !W u' 4 . 11 litilmer's house when the alarm of Hiiirder givon. This last witness deposed that O e 1 1 1 1 i the,prisoner enter the house at the same 6 ,0 watchnia» and patrole went in. After a summing op front Mr. Justice 1341 c 1 the Jury deliberated a few minutes. wh et) l acquitted the prisoner. CORONER's INQUEST. IMPRoPER CONDUCT of A W AT CHMAII' -.. 1 0 , inquisition was taken on Tuesday night , ,rgi tore Mr. So ELTON, Coroner, at the re'tilf in Whitecross-street, Cripplegate, On the t i r if of a female, who appeared to be about t p years of age, and who died in CI ippl ['gate house, her name unknown. re el , 1 1 Mr. Glossop, of No. 5, Whiteerosg -st 'O, stated, that he was in the East Iteli'a service. On Monday morning, about four ° .c , 1 06 he was awoke by the pieicing cries and g rt ! ve d • of the deceased ; he got out of bed, anti or • his window, and saw the deceased sitting • step of a door at the corner of Beach-stre et Whitecross-street. He called to John gei se d,: s f . : watchman of Beach•street, and told him 1 " rod, attention to the deceased. Kelsey told biro 'op officioes. The deceased continued um! ing ° c ot' tut screams, and sat in a double p o sture , C o g! piainiog of a violent pain in her bowek, olitter. quested the watchman to give her some ! v r a do Kelsey told her to be off front there, end 7 it , wanted water she might go to the pump r but she must go off his beat. Th e decea s Td re' " I have lust the use of may limbs, 11 . 1 ' r o f quire assistance ; pray give me water, f° o 4l throat is parched." Kelsey was g0i0g,,1:014 when he called to-him, anti told him that acting very wrong, and begged that lie %% 49° ~0 0 01 proper attention to Ler. By that time i a s atO . and woman came up, and he (witness) 10 ",ialir water from his room and carried it tin h is l ' l r ed clothes) to the deceased. Kelsey swore B n liri lte and walked away, and never tel atter':oooe Time IVhittetoss-street wntcbman, nanied f v y. came up and rendered every. assistance ; •h;2o„sei ed to carry tie deceased to the vvateh" .i ,, e l• v; here she expired immediately upon h er or the, Mr. Joseph Andrews stated, that NelsePolil • watchman, .said to the demised , o •h a 0 41 eic " Yon arc able to walk it you like," a"" fe d t to get her off his heat ; anti said, be "ah,,,,cle' have no trouble with Tier. He told the v'sotei man, that she appeared almost in a ( 1 ). - h i g ia mp iti he replied, " She must not, and shall ti ot, thot sit e j d—tl noise on toy heat," end instsie ' should go away. Ile and time other evr 1 •n , n 6 v ia some difficulty in restraining the watchntalting knee, and pieventing him bruin assn beco's° deceased by striking her with his St4Ve, toijOa did not walk o ff his beat. EcetY a ti . o d e . was paid by. the et atch.bouseekeeper t to ' beg ) bee, cea,ed ; he sent for brandy to give . she was dead before it arrived. a vid° e e F Mrs. Meta cotroborated 'he su n,. here. and said, that she asked the d e ceased "' be , lived, she suiti in Holborvi; she aske d wer , • she left her friends, and site m ade no ans nas i o r t Mr, Langstaff, surgeon, No- tS ctv hall-street, stated,. that he was t ailed ! o v a to% the deceased on 11Ionday mo rning, ouse • o'clock 7 ; upon his arrival at the watch", o ene et deceased was quite dead. He bad si n ,." o beg ot the hotly, amid found that site died w o w, complai et. The principal howel,the C ootr iell s contracted as much as pos , ible; s uch c jb would cause the most excruciating p ain. s h e sp was no food in her stomach or 1) 0 " i : s o ; c 1 0 5! peared to have been a person of stiVe ri • - oug It society. ic e lsei . c hi Coroner.-1 think the condoct of e o, to be represented to the Committee oetb J i _ ocre ef ber it was not only extremely negligent, uon human ; offering violence to a pets rode:ref situation cannot be excused ; inste 3 t l 11e Wel ke her all the assistance in his powe r ' 10° 4 .• away, leaving her to die in the W e ' 0* ° he eared. w oe M I ho p' The Jury's opinion relative to ti me t hey conduct coincided with time Coroner's; to iesre ed the Committee would. Clotneglee hi gate Verdiet—" Died of a bowel COOP visitation of God." • - tcr E ,, )t - I ‘ ° ' cm' 1.,):\;13()N: Printed by J. cA RsTAIR-11 i ,d i ell wo o Ormond-street, Queen-iiinare; amid b et' SCION'S, of No. 7, South Aloiton-5t103,401 Brice,. 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